South Asia

Raj Jain, President, Wal-Mart India, and Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd., discussed Walmart India’s work establishing a modern wholesale business in India, including developing a robust supply chain infrastructure--and what that will mean for the Indian consumer.

Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA)
Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities

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Moderated by Karin von Hippel

Mark Ward discusses progress made in initiating more Afghan-led development initiatives in some of the most difficult Taliban strong-holds in Afghanistan. 

Members of National Democratic Institute's (NDI) 2009 International Election Observation Mission in Afghanistan presented their experiences, analyzed the results, and discussed the implications of the elections for the future of Afghanistan. Panelists included several delegates from the NDI observer mission.

CSIS welcomed two prominent individuals from Sri Lanka’s civil society speak about the underlying factors that led to the outbreak of war, as well as post-war reconstruction, relief, and reconciliation efforts.

Moderated by: Ambassador Teresita Schaffer

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Ambassador Teresita Schaffer discussed the release of her new book on U.S.-India Relations, India and the United States in the 21st Century: Reinventing Partnership. Thomas Pickering, former U.S.

The South Asia program hosted a discussion with Mangala Moonesinghe, a veteran Sri Lankan politician and diplomat, on the prospect of peacemaking in Sri Lanka in light of the recent government victory over the Tamil Tigers. To provide perspective for the discussion, Mr.